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Cuad. gest. prof. aten. prim. (Ed. impr.) ; 10(2): 82-92, abr. 2004. ilus, tab
Article in Es | IBECS | ID: ibc-32404

ABSTRACT

El proceso de petición de analíticas desde la atención primaria (AP) comprende su solicitud, la interrelación entre el centro de salud y el laboratorio, y la revisión de los resultados; todo ello integrado en la historia clínica del paciente. Para su mejora debemos aumentar la productividad del sistema en su conjunto, donde es fundamental la responsabilización y la participación de todos los agentes implicados, así como su automatización mediante la informatización del circuito. El objetivo de este artículo es presentar una propuesta de gestión de los procesos de solicitud de pruebas de laboratorio desde la AP, que permita su adecuación a los proyectos de informatización integral de estos servicios sanitarios. Designamos este proceso como el que gestiona y tramita la solicitud de pruebas complementarias analíticas, indicadas por un profesional sanitario para el estudio, el control y la valoración clínica de un usuario que es atendido desde el centro de salud, y garantiza la recepción de los resultados de estas pruebas y su utilización para la toma de decisiones ante su problema de salud, o su interpretación como prueba de cribado dentro del programa de actividades preventivas y de promoción. Los resultados del proceso para el usuario serían la obtención de cita directa y garantizar la recepción de sus resultados, así como la disminución de los tiempos de espera. Para el usuario interno, los resultados de este proceso serían mejorar la productividad, resolver las fases administrativas y aumentar la productividad del laboratorio y la calidad al eliminar los intermediarios. El límite final es la obtención de los resultados y la toma de decisiones frente a este problema de salud. Como conclusión, podemos indicar que la informatización del proceso de analíticas generaría un aumento de productividad del centro de salud y del laboratorio con un acortamiento del episodio de atención y un ahorro de costes importante (AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Organization and Administration , Decision Making, Computer-Assisted , Clinical Laboratory Information Systems , Primary Health Care/organization & administration , Spain
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Rev Esp Cardiol ; 54(4): 469-75, 2001 Apr.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11282052

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: There is an increasing interest in the relationship between the growth hormone (GH) and the heart since the GH has an important inotropic effect and its use has been tested in patients with severe systolic dysfunction. However, cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of increased morbimortality observed in patients with acromegaly. Growth hormone deficiency has been related to different clinical findings depending on the age of onset. Recent studies have demonstrated that GH deficiency in adults is associated with alterations in blood pressure. The aim of our study was to assess the influence of GH in blood pressure. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We studied 14 adult patients with GH deficiency and 15 healthy subjects, matched for sex and age. The diagnosis of GH deficiency was based on GH response to intravenous insulin tolerance test < 5 ng/ml and IGF-1 levels lower than the normal limit for each age group. In all the patients 24-hour Holter blood pressure monitorization was performed in addition to a treadmill test and echographic evaluation. RESULTS: All patients showed normal systolic and diastolic function in the echocardiographic study. Only one patient had an increased left ventricular mass. Blood pressure was lower in the patients than in the control subjects (p < 0.05). Moreover, the difference remained significant when analysis was based on the time of day. However, the patients showed normal blood pressure response to the effort test with a mean increase of 60%. The length of the exercise on the treadmill test was shorter in the subgroup of GH deficient patients. CONCLUSIONS: Lower systolic blood pressure was observed in GH deficiency patients. The patients studied did not show structural heart alterations. Blood pressure and chronotrophic response to the effort test were similar in both groups.


Subject(s)
Blood Pressure/physiology , Growth Hormone/deficiency , Growth Hormone/physiology , Adolescent , Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged
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Aten Primaria ; 25(4): 258-62, 264, 2000 Mar 15.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10795441

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To know the practical use of genogram in the handicapped patient care, describing their characteristics and those of their families and to obtain the prevalence of bad care immobilized patients belonging to the health centre. DESIGN: Descriptive observational. SETTING: Urban health centre. PARTICIPANTS: People of both sexes registered at the health centre, immobilized in their houses, with a disability score of three or more in the physical disability scale of the Red Cross. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS: The most important features of our immobilized people, obtained from the genogram, are: women (63.5%), with mean age of 78.8 +/- 13.2 years old (CI, 76.5-81.17), with disability score of 3 (46.8%), immersed in a nuclear family (34.9%), in phase VI of dissolution of the vital cycle (45.2%), with very closed relations (45.2%), with arthrosis (23.8%) as the most frequent immobilized cause, and with one unique home career only (72%). The prevalence of bad care immobilized patients was 25.4%. CONCLUSIONS: The genogram is an excellent tool for describing immobilized people and their family nucleus, allowing the definition of an immobilized profile. If the patient is bad cared, he will need an special consideration. The immobilized score and the family relations ship may complicate their care, conditioning a worse prognosis. We wish to emphasize the importance of carrying out the genogram in the initial moment of the immobilization, because it establishes a dialogue route between the families and the sanitary professionals to improve the attention of these patients.


Subject(s)
Disabled Persons , Family , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Arthritis , Caregivers , Female , Humans , Interpersonal Relations , Male , Nuclear Family
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Aten. prim. (Barc., Ed. impr.) ; 25(4): 258-264, mar. 2000.
Article in Es | IBECS | ID: ibc-4377

ABSTRACT

Objetivo. Conocer la utilidad práctica del genograma en la atención al paciente inmovilizado, describiendo las características de éstos y de sus familias, y obtener la prevalencia de inmovilizados mal cuidados pertenecientes al centro de salud. Diseño. Observacional, descriptivo. Emplazamiento. Centro de salud urbano. Participantes. Personas de ambos sexos adscritas al centro de salud, inmovilizadas en sus domicilios, con un grado de incapacidad igual o superior a 3 en la escala de incapacidad física de la Cruz Roja. Mediciones y resultados. Las principales características de nuestros inmovilizados, obtenidas a partir de los genogramas, son: mujeres (63,5 por ciento), con edad media de 78,8 ñ 13,2 (IC, 76,5-81,17) años, con grado 3 de incapacidad (46,8 por ciento), inmersos en una familia nuclear (34,9 por ciento), en fase VI de disolución del ciclo vital (45,2 por ciento), con relaciones muy unidas o fusionadas (45,2 por ciento), con artrosis (23,8 por ciento) como causa más frecuente de inmovilización y con un solo cuidador (72 por ciento). La prevalencia de inmovilizados mal cuidados fue del 25,4 por ciento. Conclusiones. El genograma es una excelente herramienta para describir a los pacientes inmovilizados y su entorno familiar, permitiendo definir un perfil de inmovilizado. Si el paciente está mal cuidado, precisará una especial consideración; el grado de inmovilización y tipo de relaciones familiares pueden dificultar los cuidados, propiciando un peor pronóstico. Destacamos la importancia de la realización del genograma de forma rutinaria al inicio de la inmovilización, porque establece una vía de dialogo entre familia y profesionales sanitariosque redunda en una mejor atención a estos pacientes (AU)


Subject(s)
Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Male , Female , Humans , Family , Disabled Persons , Caregivers , Nuclear Family , Arthritis , Interpersonal Relations
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Aten Primaria ; 21(3): 159-64, 1998 Feb 28.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9607235

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To determine prevalence and type of obesity; and, secondarily, to determine the prevalence of factors of cardiovascular risk in obese patients. DESIGN: Descriptive observational study. SETTING: Catchment area of an urban Health Centre. PARTICIPANTS: People over 14 and of both sexes registered at the Health Centre. INTERVENTIONS: 270 people were contacted, of whom 191 (70.7%) were finally studied for weight, size and Quetelet index. When this index was 25 or over, the waist/hip index was studied. RESULTS: The prevalence of obesity for the whole population registered at the Health Centre was 13.5% (15.4% in men, 12.1% in women). Prevalence increased with age, and was highest for both sexes in the 65-74 age-group (28%). The type of obesity prevalence has resulted 84.6% for android type and 15.3% for gynecoid. CONCLUSIONS: Obesity is a first-order problem, not only because of its high prevalence and the greater frequency of the male type, but because of the high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in obese people.


Subject(s)
Obesity/epidemiology , Adolescent , Adult , Age Factors , Aged , Body Constitution , Body Mass Index , Cardiovascular Diseases/etiology , Cholesterol/blood , Confidence Intervals , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Obesity/complications , Obesity/diagnosis , Risk Factors , Sex Factors , Smoking/adverse effects , Spain/epidemiology , Urban Population
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